Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

In the pride of the wicked man the poor man is hotly pursued. Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

New American Standard Bible

In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

King James Version

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Holman Bible

In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted;
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

International Standard Version

The wicked one arrogantly pursues the afflicted, who are trapped in the schemes he devises.

American Standard Version

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

Amplified


In pride and arrogance the wicked hotly pursue and persecute the afflicted;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

Bible in Basic English

The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

Darby Translation

The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Julia Smith Translation

In the pride of the unjust he will burn the poor: they shall be taken in the devices that they purposed.

King James 2000

The wicked in his pride does persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Lexham Expanded Bible

In arrogance [the] wicked persecutes [the] poor. Let them be caught in [the] schemes that they devised,

Modern King James verseion

The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be taken in the plans that they have imagined.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

While the ungodly hath the overhand, the poor must suffer persecution; let them be taken in the crafty wiliness that they have imagined!

NET Bible

The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

New Heart English Bible

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

The Emphasized Bible

In the pride of the lawless one, he hotly pursueth the poor, let them be caught in the plots which they have devised!

Webster

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

World English Bible

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

Youngs Literal Translation

Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

in his pride
גּאוה 
Ga`avah 
Usage: 19

the poor
עני 
`aniy 
Usage: 75

תּפשׂ 
Taphas 
Usage: 65

זוּ 
Zuw 
Usage: 15

References

Hastings

Context Readings

A Prayer For God To Throw Down The Wicked

1 Why do thou stand afar off, O LORD? Why do thou hide thyself in times of trouble? 2 In the pride of the wicked man the poor man is hotly pursued. Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived. 3 For the wicked man boasts of his heart's desire. And the greedy man renounces, [yea], despises LORD.

Cross References

Psalm 7:16

His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own scalp.

Exodus 9:17

As yet thou exalt thyself against my people, that thou will not let them go?

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that LORD is greater than all gods, yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.

Psalm 9:15-16

The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.

Psalm 31:18

Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak against the righteous man insolently, with pride and contempt.

Psalm 36:11

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of sinners drive me away.

Psalm 59:12

[for] the sin of their mouth, [and] the words of their lips. Let them even be taken in their pride, and for cursing and lying which they speak.

Psalm 119:5

O that my ways were established to observe thy statutes!

Psalm 119:69

The proud have forged a lie against me. With my whole heart I will keep thy precepts.

Psalm 119:85

The proud have dug pits for me, who are not according to thy law.

Psalm 119:122

Be surety for thy servant for good. Let not the proud oppress me.

Psalm 140:5

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords. They have spread a net by the wayside. They have set snares for me. Selah.

Proverbs 5:22

His own iniquities shall take a wicked man, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.

Isaiah 10:12-13

Therefore it shall come to pass, that, when LORD has performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

Isaiah 14:13

And thou said in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the outermost parts of the north.

Isaiah 14:16

Those who see thee shall gaze at thee. They shall consider thee, [saying], Is this the man who made the earth to tremble, who shook kingdoms,

Jeremiah 43:2

then Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, spoke, saying to Jeremiah, Thou speak falsely. LORD our God has not sent thee to say, Ye shall not go into Egypt to sojourn there.

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